Walden, series of 18 essays by Henry David Thoreau, published in 1854 and considered his masterwork. An important contribution to New England Transcendentalism, the book was a record of Thoreau’s experiment in simple living on Walden Pond in Massachusetts (1845–47).
Fox News: On this day in history, , influential 'Walden' by Henry David Thoreau is published
Henry David Thoreau’s nonfiction classic "Walden, or A Life in the Woods" was first published on this day in history, on Aug. 9, 1854. "Walden" is about the virtues of simple living and ...
On this day in history, , influential 'Walden' by Henry David Thoreau is published
CONCORD - American literary icon Henry David Thoreau spent two years, two months, and two days at Walden Pond, writing what would later be published as his book "Walden." Now, nearly 180 years later, ...
Wall Street Journal: ‘Henry David Thoreau’ Review: The Jester at Walden Pond
Henry David Thoreau was a prolific American writer and naturalist. What we might consider “stunt journalism” today, Thoreau spent more than two years living alone in the woods near Walden Pond in ...
A three-part documentary on Henry David Thoreau is set to premiere Monday night on PBS. The series is produced by Ken Burns and Don Henley, who founded the nonprofit The Walden Woods Project — and was ...
On July 4th, 1845, Henry David Thoreau moves into a 10x15-foot house on Walden Pond. On July 4th, 1845, Henry David Thoreau moves into a 10x15-foot house on the northern shore of Walden Pond. He fills ...
A new film radically adapts Henry David Thoreau’s classic transcendental work “Walden” and transports it to contemporary Colorado. Director Alex Harvey, a Denver native now based in New York, believes ...